Crytek’s The Climb Wins Best Innovation Award at 2016 German Computer Game Awards

Crytek’s upcoming free solo rock climbing VR game The Climb has won the award for Best Innovation at the prestigious German Computer Game Awards (Deutscher Computerspielpreis).

Friday, April 8, 2016 —
Crytek’s upcoming free solo rock climbing VR game The Climb has won the award for Best Innovation at the prestigious German Computer Game Awards (Deutscher Computerspielpreis). The ceremony, held in Munich on April 7th, was attended by over 600 guests from business, politics, culture, media, and the videogame industry and was presented by the German Federal Minister for Transport and Digital Infrastructure, Alexander Dobrindt.

The German Computer Game Awards celebrates high-quality, innovative, and culturally and educationally important video games, and winners are selected by an independent panel of experts. In awarding Best Innovation to The Climb, the jury commented: “The Climb is an excellent VR-climbing simulation with stunning graphics, proving that technology ‘made in Germany’ is internationally competitive.”

In The Climb, players experience the intense rush of free solo rock climbing as they become present in stunningly rendered environments and ascend huge heights, all from the comfort of their own home. Developed exclusively for VR and powered by CRYENGINE, The Climb features breathtaking locations around the world which gamers explore with intuitive controls – the game is easily accessible for players of all ages and experiences, yet also delivers depth, challenge, and competition for veteran gamers.

About Crytek

Crytek is an independent videogame developer, publisher, and technology provider dedicated to pushing the boundaries of gaming with its cutting-edge 3D game development solution CRYENGINE. With headquarters in Frankfurt am Main (Germany) and studios in Kiev (Ukraine), and Istanbul (Turkey), Crytek has created multiple award-winning titles, including the original Far Cry, the Crysis series, Ryse: Son of Rome, Warface, The Climb, Robinson: The Journey and Hunt: Showdown. Crytek delivers fun and innovative gaming experiences for PC, consoles, and VR and continues to grow its reach in the games-as-a-service market. Every Crytek game is created with CRYENGINE, which can be used by anyone to create games on a Pay What You Want business model.